Shortly before the surrender of Japan, the Netherlands received 40 P-51Ds
originally intented for Great-Britain. These were to equip two squadrons
of the Netherlands East Indies Air Force. From 1946, they were used against
Indonesian independantist rebels, with another batch of 20 aircraft being
bought in 1948-1949 to replace No 120 Squadron's aging P-40s. After the
independence of Indonesia, the surviving aircraft were used to form the
new country's air force.

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